Day of Recovery
Thursday was a day for us to recover from the non-stop, intense regiment we had imposed upon ourselves. We woke up late, had a light breakfast of the usual bread, avacado, manjar, and Timo had his marmite (basically vegemite, but marmalade). We kept it light because Timo's grandmother was preparing something for lunch; this gave us time to relax and catch up on some reading. I took the opportunity to make good headway in Copleston's History of Philosophy and Timo finished Leeman's Reverberations and continued Love That Lasts for premarital counseling.
Home-Made Chilean Food
This was the best lunch that I had in Chile. We started off with a thick, paste-like corn-mix wrapped in husks, that was eaten with sugar and tomatos and onions. You unwrap it to eat it and after each layer of unwrapping you clean the husks using a fork or spoon. Delicious! Then we had a wonderful bean stew that consisted of a variety of beans and corn in a salty broth. We added some red Chilean spice for an extra punch; basically roast red peppers chopped up finely. After that combo for lunch, we were stuffed. To top off the meal, we had some Chilean red wine. All this created a perfect storm for a long siesta...for Timo. I continued reading whereas Timo quickly fell asleep.
Timo's Debut
That night was the last day of the conference on Shepherding a Child's Heart. Timo's debut was during the second session, which was Q&A for about an hour or so, covering seven or eight questions. He translated the questions for Tedd and translated the answers. Needless to say, when he came down off the stage, he was sweating profusely and needed some water. He did a good job and elicited some laughter with his Chilean slang. He also asked the audience what "ADD/ADHD" was. Timo had natural rapport with the people methinks.
Factor X
After the conference, Joaquin (Timo's friend who we stayed with in Vina) came home with us and we had some Coca Cola and rum while we watched Factor X with Timo's grandmother. This is basically an American Idol knock-off with contestants singing and three judges. Just like American Idol, there were some impressive singers and many horrible ones, but none as crazy as in the US where contestants sometimes are outright comedic. Apparently, Chile isn't rich in good singers. And it was interesting to see many singers sing English songs--singing in English being a badge of pride of sorts.
Air Guitar, Air Drumming, Air Bassing
While being in Chile, I have been exposed to Timo's "musical" side. In DC, he air-guitared once in a while, but a whole new air-guitaring obsession has come out now that he's in his natural environment. He listens to every kind of American (US) music, most of which I have not heard of since this comprises of a lot of hardcore shredding guitar and a lot of oldies. But I must say Timo is one of the most skilled air-guitarists I know. When Joaquin came over, they bonded over their love for air-guitaring and proceeded to spend most of the night messing with the guitar (real one) as well as air-bassing and air-drumming accompaniments. I think this is a fitting tool to break awkward silences. Kaitlin appreciates this, I'm sure.
Thursday was a day for us to recover from the non-stop, intense regiment we had imposed upon ourselves. We woke up late, had a light breakfast of the usual bread, avacado, manjar, and Timo had his marmite (basically vegemite, but marmalade). We kept it light because Timo's grandmother was preparing something for lunch; this gave us time to relax and catch up on some reading. I took the opportunity to make good headway in Copleston's History of Philosophy and Timo finished Leeman's Reverberations and continued Love That Lasts for premarital counseling.
Home-Made Chilean Food
This was the best lunch that I had in Chile. We started off with a thick, paste-like corn-mix wrapped in husks, that was eaten with sugar and tomatos and onions. You unwrap it to eat it and after each layer of unwrapping you clean the husks using a fork or spoon. Delicious! Then we had a wonderful bean stew that consisted of a variety of beans and corn in a salty broth. We added some red Chilean spice for an extra punch; basically roast red peppers chopped up finely. After that combo for lunch, we were stuffed. To top off the meal, we had some Chilean red wine. All this created a perfect storm for a long siesta...for Timo. I continued reading whereas Timo quickly fell asleep.
Timo's Debut
That night was the last day of the conference on Shepherding a Child's Heart. Timo's debut was during the second session, which was Q&A for about an hour or so, covering seven or eight questions. He translated the questions for Tedd and translated the answers. Needless to say, when he came down off the stage, he was sweating profusely and needed some water. He did a good job and elicited some laughter with his Chilean slang. He also asked the audience what "ADD/ADHD" was. Timo had natural rapport with the people methinks.
Factor X
After the conference, Joaquin (Timo's friend who we stayed with in Vina) came home with us and we had some Coca Cola and rum while we watched Factor X with Timo's grandmother. This is basically an American Idol knock-off with contestants singing and three judges. Just like American Idol, there were some impressive singers and many horrible ones, but none as crazy as in the US where contestants sometimes are outright comedic. Apparently, Chile isn't rich in good singers. And it was interesting to see many singers sing English songs--singing in English being a badge of pride of sorts.
Air Guitar, Air Drumming, Air Bassing
While being in Chile, I have been exposed to Timo's "musical" side. In DC, he air-guitared once in a while, but a whole new air-guitaring obsession has come out now that he's in his natural environment. He listens to every kind of American (US) music, most of which I have not heard of since this comprises of a lot of hardcore shredding guitar and a lot of oldies. But I must say Timo is one of the most skilled air-guitarists I know. When Joaquin came over, they bonded over their love for air-guitaring and proceeded to spend most of the night messing with the guitar (real one) as well as air-bassing and air-drumming accompaniments. I think this is a fitting tool to break awkward silences. Kaitlin appreciates this, I'm sure.
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